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Fine rain and a breeze (3)

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I believe the answer is:

air

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'a breeze' is the definition.
('air' can be a synonym of 'breeze')

'fine rain' is the wordplay.
'fine' becomes 'ai' (resembles Ar, informal term for top quality).
'rain' becomes 'r' (this might be a standard abbreviation which I don't know about).
'ai'+'r'='AIR'

'and' is the link.

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(Other definitions for air that I've seen before include "Publish" , "Atmosphere (of a melody?)" , "Mixture of gases required for breathing" , "strain" , "Mix of gases surrounding the earth" .)

I've seen this clue in the Evening Standard.
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